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The Forager’s: Foraging for Summertime Herbs

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Go beyond the confines of the garden and into the wild to find some of nature’s most valuable medicine.

Summer is the perfect time to stock up on nature’s healing gifts. But all too often we walk right by these treasures, not recognizing them as valuable plants. Learning how to identify and then use a variety of edible and medicinal plants in your region can open up a world of botanicals, not only providing you with access to important medicine but also helping you familiarize yourself with the wilderness that abounds.

Five Rules for Sustainable Foraging

Before you head out into the fields and forests to harvest plants, you need to know a bit about foraging ethics, as well as the dangers that certain plants can pose. In an environmentally fragile world, you want to proceed without taking from nature in ways that are harmful.

  1. Properly identify the plant…

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Hau’oli la Hanau, Frida Kahlo!

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Read a brief biography about Frida Kahlo here.

Artist Frida Kahlo was considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists who began painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident. Kahlo later became politically active and married fellow communist artist Diego Rivera in 1929. She exhibited her paintings in Paris and Mexico before her death in 1954.  […]

Source:   Biography of Frida Kahlo

Tarot Card astrology of the day

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July 6th Moon in Aries keeps things moving swiftly although not too swift with Mars Retrograde. Its cooked off a bit here in Toronto after a needed refreshing rain.

The astrology aspects are LITE today so chill.

Weekend is under a Taurus Moon vibe so relax and enjoy the Garden of Eden energy

It’s Frida Kahlo’s Birthday

Happy Birthday Frida Kahlo born July 6, 1907. A Cancer Sun conjunct Star Sirius the death/rebirth Isis Star conjunct Neptune planet of dreamers artists delusion and addictions +Jupiter and North Node in Cancer.

Moon on Algol @ 29 Taurus.

Leo Ascendant Mercury in Leo in 12th.

Venus Pluto conjunct in Gemini-bisexual intense relationships and deep beauty death and rebirth in her soul.

When she had her tragic accident. Pluto was conjunct her Sun, Neptune was conjunct her Ascendant, and Uranus was square her Venus. The pole went through her vagina and out her back…

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MARIE MOORE DAILY HOROSCOPE JULY 06,2018

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♈ #ARIES
You can be more focus on taking care of yourself, or starting some healthy habits. You have the energy to get things done today. For others, you this can be revamping your website, or updating certain systems in the offices, or redoing certain documents

♉ #TAURUS
This can be a fun energy time, or you can be taking a break from your routine, or still on holiday mode. This can be stepping out of your comfort zone and producing a different if not a better result. For some of you, you may surprise yourself when you step out of your way

♊ #GEMINI
You can be updating your self with your career or this can be learning something or even going back to school. You can be coming up with money making ideas. This can also be making some necessary changes in your life

♋ #CANCER
This can…

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Salvia: Summer Herb and Flowers

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COMMON NAME: salvia
GENUS: Salvia
SPECIES, HYBRIDS, CULTIVARS:
S. splendens-popular bedding plant grown as an annual. S. superba ‘Blue Queen’-perennial; short spikes of deep violet flowers. S. haematodes-perennial; to 36 inches; sprays of lavender flowers.
FAMILY: Labiatae
BLOOMS: summer
TYPE: annual and perennial
DESCRIPTION: Both annual and perennial salvias are characterized by attractive spikes of flowers. The bedding-plant salvia produces brilliant spikes of red flowers above dark green leaves. The annual salvia also can be found in white and dark purple. Given sufficient moisture through the growing season, these plants can reach a height of 30 inches.
CULTIVATION: Both annual and perennial forms of salvia need full sun and well-drained soil. Set plants out after the last spring frost, or sow seeds indoors six to eight weeks before setting them out. In hot areas, these plants might do best with a bit of…

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Card of the Day – 7 of Pentacles – Friday, July 6, 2018

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Today marks the fifth appearance of this card for the calendar year. Its timing today is right on cue, indicating that, this year, yes, you are working on your goals and manifestations at long last. This is our “Garden of Life” card, as I like to refer to it, and it is the proverbial “You reap what you sow” vibe.

Today is a good day for assessment. Take stock of your projects which are currently in the works. This is not the time to begin anything new, but rather to invest your efforts in those things which you have already begun. We are on the last Mercury-free day, as tomorrow, Mercury will begin its shadow phase prior to turning retrograde in the sign of Leo later this month. You can continue to work on everything you have in the works, but some things may ultimately require a little extra TLC…

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La’au Lapa’au | Passionflower

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Passionflower

Botanical Name: Passiflora incarnata.

Family Passifloraceae

Other Common Names: Maypop, passiflora, passionflower.

Habitat: Passion flower is native to North, Central, and South America. This plant is mostly tropical, but some varieties may grow in colder climates. Passion flower prefers shaded, dry areas, such as those along fences and woods. It can be cultivated from a cutting or seeds in full sun with good drainage.

Plant Description: The passion flower plant has a long vine which may grow to 9.2 meters in length. It has alternate, serrate leaves with finely toothed lobes. The white flowers have a purple center. The mystery of the beautiful blossom developing from an unassuming bud was compared to the Passion of Christ because the plant parts were thought to represent the crucifixion, giving rise to the name passion flower. This flower blooms from May to July. The fruit of this…

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Card of the Day – 5 of Swords – Thursday, July 5, 2018

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This is an interesting card, and there are numerous ways to view it. Let’s start with winning, shall we; today the mighty Sun conjuncts Jupiter, planet of expansion, bringing fort some very positive vibes for many. You could very well feel as though you are winning in some way with this feelgood energy all around you. Also today, Mars continues its retrograde, and most of you will spend your day under an Aries (ruled by Mars) Moon. I bring this up because some of you are really beginning to fester anger which is looking for an outlet, and Aries can be impulsive and combative. I am not certain if knowing this can help you, because at some point over the next couple of months you are bound to feel it.

There are different types of winning, and those who make it their priority, as in winning at all costs, can…

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La’au Lapa’au | Summer Herbs: Feverfew {Tanacetum parthenium}

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Also, Known As:

  • Bride’s Button
  • Compositae
  • Featherfew
  • Featherfoil
  • Febrifuge Plant
  • Feverfew
  • Wild Chamomile

The feverfew herb has been used as an herbal remedy since the time of Dioscorides-78 A.D. The herbal remedies made from the feverfew was used to treat problems such as a headache, the development of menstrual irregularities in women, disorders such as stomachaches, and all types of fevers in particular. The common name of the herb itself is a simple corruption of the name in Latin- febrifuge or the fever reducer. Botanist is still agreed about what proper scientific name to give to this strongly aromatic and perennial herb. The feverfew belongs to the plant family Asteraceae, the disagreement among botanists about naming the plant has been existing for a long time now. The feverfew was in fact, placed into five different genera at different times. At this present time, the herb is known by the botanical name Tanacetum parthenium…

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La’au Lapa’au | Larkspur is the Flower of the Month of July

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Did you know? Larkspur is the flower of the month of July and its meaning denotes Fickleness.

Larkspur Flowers are irregularly shaped and bloom in a loose, vertical grouping along the upper end of the plant’s main stalk. Larkspur is actually a very complex flower consisting of both petals and sepals.

Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Delphinium

Baker’s Larkspur (Delphinium bakeri) and Yellow Larkspur (D. luteum), native to some areas of California, are endangered species. Delphinium is a genus of about 250 species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants. The common name, shared with the closely related genus Consolida, is Larkspur.

Larkspur flowers come in a variety of colors including spikes of red, pink, violet and white. As a result of their generally similar floral structure, as well as the absence of genetic barriers to intercrossing, species of Larkspur are known to…

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Card of the Day – The Moon – Monday, July 2, 2018

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The Path ahead is a dimly lit one, possibly until late August or early September. Neptune is currently retrograde in Pisces and you are being urged to pay attention to your dreams. Confront your fears and let them go, so that when the timing is right you can move forward on your journey. I want to throw Mars retrograde in here as well since so much is turned inward and this is an energy with which you need to be careful.

Depending upon where you are, some of you will simply be in an all-day, void-of-course Moon, while others will, at some point, see the Moon enter Pisces which really fits so well with our Moon Card vibe. Leave the important decisions for another day, as you explore your subconscious mind and release the fears which may be holding you back from progress.

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Card of the Day – The Empress – Sunday, July 1, 2018

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img_5173-1Welcome to July! Our Empress card, courtesy of Joanna Nelson Studio, reminds us today that Mother Nature rules the roost. Her presence is strong today, and no matter where you are, you will surely be talking about her in some fashion. If at all possible, do not forget to go outside and stay in touch with nature. It is always good to put your bare feet in the grass if you can, in order to remain truly grounded.

The Empress can be indicative of thingssuch as abundance, fertility, and even related females in your life, i.e., Mother, daughter, sister, and Aunts, but I am not feeling the abundance thing at this time. It is more likely you will hear of a birth which has taken place, and even the outside chance of the announcement of a pregnancy. The abundance will have to wait until another day. This is a new…

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